Egypt vs Yemen: Participatory Democracy Index
Egypt
0.076
in 2025
Yemen
0.072
in 2025
Egypt rank
151st
Yemen rank
152nd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.076 against 0.072 in Yemen, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 16 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.022 | 0.011 | 0.011 | Egypt |
| 1790s | 0.022 | 0.011 | 0.011 | Egypt |
| 1800s | 0.0229 | 0.011 | 0.0119 | Egypt |
| 1810s | 0.024 | 0.011 | 0.013 | Egypt |
| 1820s | 0.024 | 0.011 | 0.013 | Egypt |
| 1830s | 0.024 | 0.011 | 0.013 | Egypt |
| 1840s | 0.024 | 0.011 | 0.013 | Egypt |
| 1850s | 0.024 | 0.0173 | 0.0067 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.024 | 0.0214 | 0.0026 | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.0297 | 0.0211 | 0.0086 | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.042 | 0.012 | 0.03 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.046 | 0.012 | 0.034 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.0342 | 0.0111 | 0.0231 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.0324 | 0.0231 | 0.0093 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.0821 | 0.08 | 0.0021 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.0793 | 0.1577 | 0.0784 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0716 | 0.1138 | 0.0422 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.0688 | 0.0077 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Egypt or Yemen?
- Egypt, at 0.076 against 0.072 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Egypt ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.